*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : BD0930000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Aluminum hydride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 7784-21-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 14
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : Al-H3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 30.01
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : .AL..H3
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Alane
   * Aluminum trihydride
   * alpha-Aluminum trihydride

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 2 mg(Al)/m3
   DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
   (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
   Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   TLV/BEI,1997

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 2 mg(Al)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 2 mg(Al)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 2 mg(Al)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 2 mg(Al)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 2 mg(Al)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-RUSSIA:TWA 2 mg(Al)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 2 mg(Al)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 2 mg(Al)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 2 mg(Al)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV
   
   OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X7074
       No. of Facilities: 25 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 10
       No. of Employees: 710 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 12 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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